Will RIM's first competitive hardware in some time, the Blackberry 9860 help it break RIM's sales slump? The device won't be available until October in the U.S, so we won't know for some time. (Source: RIM)

Market share-wise Android continues to dominate, Samsung also does well

Survey
data isn't the most reliable form of market research, but when collected in
sufficient quantities it can provide some interesting insight. ComScore
has cobbled together its latestphone survey report, which queried over
30,000 U.S. phone customers over the age of 13.

The study reports that among the surveyed users with a smartphone, the
number of users of Google, Inc.'s (GOOG) Android operating
systemhas sharply risen. In April Android held a 36.4
percent market share, three months later it's risen to 41.8.

RIM's losses ostensibly came due to the company's failure to match Apple
incustomer brand loyalty, Google in device
selection, and both rivals in app selection. RIM does offer industry-leading
secured business solutions, such as encrypted email. However, to the
average consumer, the utility of those services may be minimal.

The phone maker has also lagged in hardware. Earlier this month, it
did at last unveil a single competitive offering -- the high-resolution touch screen BlackBerry Torch 9860. However, the
device will not launch until October in the U.S. (on AT&T, Inc. (T)).